tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post113798444663595668..comments2020-06-03T09:27:19.638-05:00Comments on Metrolingua: Life's weirdMargaret Larkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421277669200495407noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-1138108086389360042006-01-24T07:08:00.000-06:002006-01-24T07:08:00.000-06:00You'd be surprised--people from the east coast thi...You'd be surprised--people from the east coast think even the city of Chicago is a small cow town. <BR/><BR/>The gang tour is called "The Untouchable(s?) Tour" (I think). <BR/><BR/>Actually, I didn't get articles published, just letters (emails). I was even interviewed for an article a while ago. Maybe I should post the links. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-1138090338176486442006-01-24T02:12:00.000-06:002006-01-24T02:12:00.000-06:00Yes, I'm from the Midwest, but I do eat other thin...Yes, I'm from the Midwest, but I do eat other things than bearcat stew-ew "...Alley Oop-oop--oop--oop-oop."<BR/><BR/>My Chicago geography is rather poor, as my most memorable visits there were made over 20 years ago. I'm looking to visit there in the coming year, since I have some friends who've located there and nearby (down in Joliet and Gary). The gangland tours, I forget the name, that let you visit speakeasies and see where mob hits went down, that's something I'm all hot to see!<BR/><BR/>Chicago was a drive of 3-4 hours, so I made it occasionally for concerts and to visit a friend who was studying there.<BR/><BR/>Congratulations on the articles. Persistence pays off, although I find too many ESL people want to politicize, in the >ahem< wrong way, the learning process.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps this article might--might--be of interest to you as a writer: http://www.theatlasphere.com/columns/060123-holzer-subconscious.phpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-1138077175205881822006-01-23T22:32:00.000-06:002006-01-23T22:32:00.000-06:00The quality of the Berghoff was going down, so it'...The quality of the Berghoff was going down, so it's sad in a way, but it's not like we're losing a great place, just nostalgia.<BR/><BR/>The Aragon is near Lawrence, but there's also the Riviera up there. Both are a ways north of Belmont.<BR/><BR/>Are you from the midwest? Your monkey-man pic suggests mysterious origins. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-1138026528432523352006-01-23T08:28:00.000-06:002006-01-23T08:28:00.000-06:00Since you're in Chicago, are you of those in the R...Since you're in Chicago, are you of those in the Region upset about the closing of Berghoff's? I don't think I ever made it there myself.<BR/><BR/>I have been up on Belmont and its area for Ethiopian food and--where was it?--some concert hall, perhaps the Aragon Ballroom, where I saw the Butthole Surfers (and a few others), and the old WaxTrax! studio/store.comrade_tovarichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971593598109835615noreply@blogger.com